Written Answers Monday 20 November 2006

Scottish Executive

Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2002

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2002 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No additional costs have been incurred as a result of the act.

Drug and Alcohol Misuse

Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has provided for drug and alcohol action teams in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Lewis Macdonald: The following table provides information on funding provided to NHS boards since 1999-2000, for allocation to alcohol and drug action teams (ADATs). Information about distribution to ADATs within each NHS board area is not held centrally. From 2004-05 an additional element for alcohol treatment and rehabilitation was included in the allocations.

  

 NHS Board
 Total 1999-2000
 Total 2000-01
 Total 2001-02
 Total 2002-03


 Argyll and Clyde
£1,011,000
£1,094,000
£1,285,098
£1,566,549


 Ayrshire and Arran
£645,000
£719,000
£906,278
£1,160,139


 Borders
£176,000
£198,000
£273,154
£277,077


 Dumfries and Galloway
£176,000
£204,000
£415,096
£378,048


 Fife
£555,000
£624,000
£865,026
£957,963


 Forth Valley
£282,000
£336,000
£621,826
£718,413


 Grampian
£1,082,000
£1,195,000
£1,512,384
£1,545,192


 Greater Glasgow
£3,612,000
£3,780,000
£4,608,140
£4,720,070


 Highland
£247,000
£291,000
£453,156
£571,078


 Lanarkshire
£607,000
£717,000
£1,049,574
£1,639,287


 Lothian
£2,886,000
£3,032,000
£3,491,374
£3,819,687


 Orkney
£81,000
£85,000
£113,638
£122,819


 Shetland
£102,000
£107,000
£135,966
£145,983


 Tayside
£1,261,000
£1,335,000
£1,563,998
£1,705,499


 Western Isles
£85,000
£90,000
£133,398
£179,199


 Total
£12,808,000
£13,807,000
£17,428,106
£19,507,003



  

 NHS Board
 Total 2003-04
 Total 2004-05
 Total 2005-06
 Total 2006-07


 Argyll and Clyde
£1,566,549
£2,443,549
£3,081,549
£3,319,549


 Ayrshire and Arran
£1,160,139
£1,423,139
£1,916,139
£2,034,139


 Borders
£277,077
£370,077
£565,077
£584,077


 Dumfries and Galloway
£378,048
£499,048
£750,048
£961,048


 Fife
£957,963
£1,196,963
£1,656,963
£2,205,963


 Forth Valley
£718,413
£894,413
£1,234,413
£1,477,413


 Grampian
£1,545,192
£2,406,192
£2,893,192
£3,132,192


 Greater Glasgow
£4,720,070
£6,387,070
£7,910,070
£8,814,070


 Highland
£571,078
£732,078
£1,058,078
£1,112,078


 Lanarkshire
£1,639,287
£1,958,287
£2,526,287
£2,595,287


 Lothian
£3,819,687
£4,335,687
£5,106,687
£6,032,687


 Orkney
£122,819
£191,819
£345,819
£365,819


 Shetland
£145,983
£215,983
£369,983
£383,983


 Tayside
£1,705,499
£1,949,499
£2,337,499
£2,743,499


 Western Isles
£179,199
£251,199
£405,199
£414,199


 Total
£19,507,003
£25,255,003
£32,157,003
£36,176,003

Fisheries

Richard Lochhead (Moray) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what its response was to the latest recommendation from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea that a total ban on cod catching in Scottish waters be implemented by the European Union.

Ross Finnie: The situation on cod remains serious. However, the latest scientific advice does suggest that for North Sea cod fishing mortality has declined and the stock can recover. The European Commission has already indicated that it will propose significant across the board cuts in total allowable catches and days at sea. We believe that such cuts would be disproportionate and that a more targeted approach is necessary. This approach should include measures which shift the burden of further efforts to secure cod recovery away from the main whitefish fleet to the secondary cod fisheries where the problems of discarding remain significant.

Housing

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what agreement it has reached with HM Customs and Excise on VAT indemnity, in light of the Ministerial Progress Group on Second Stage Transfers’ view that the issue should be resolved before the second stage transfer of Glasgow’s housing stock.

Malcolm Chisholm: Discussions are on-going between the Scottish Executive, HM Revenue and Customs and Glasgow Housing Association in relation to the VAT arrangement and second stage transfers.

Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) costs have been to date since the act came into force, in each category.

Lewis Macdonald: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. The act came into force in September 2006. Actual costings are not therefore available yet.

International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No costs have been incurred since the act came into force.

Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. Implementation of the provisions in the act is still underway. Comparable figures for actual costs are not therefore available yet.

Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Lewis Macdonald: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other costs to which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimates of the timescales over which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indication of the margins of uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguish separately such costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish administration, (b) local authorities and (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda are freely available on the Scottish Parliament’s website.

  By way of comparable information on actual initial set up and annual costs for the year 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows.

  

 Actual (Million)


 Executive
 Local Authorities
 Other


 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual


£2.6
£5.25
£4
£13
£1
£0.7

Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Lewis Macdonald: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other costs to which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimates of the timescales over which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indication of the margins of uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguish separately such costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish Administration, (b) local authorities and (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda are freely available on the Scottish Parliament’s website.

  By way of comparable information on actual initial set up and annual costs for the year 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows.

  

 Actual


 Executive
 Local Authorities
 Other


 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual


 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum accompanying the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No significant costs have been incurred as a result of the act since it came into force.

Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Cathy Jamieson: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament’s website. No material costs have been incurred as a result of the act since it came into force.

Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Lewis Macdonald: The Standing Orders of the Scottish Parliament require all Executive Bills on introduction to be accompanied by a Financial Memorandum which sets out the best estimates of the administrative, compliance and other costs to which the provisions of the bill would give rise, best estimates of the timescales over which such costs would be expected to arise, and an indication of the margins of uncertainty in such estimates. The Financial Memorandum must distinguish separately such costs as would fall upon (a) the Scottish Administration, (b) local authorities and (c) other bodies, individuals and businesses. These memoranda are freely available on the Scottish Parliament’s website.

  By way of comparable information actual initial set up costs and annual costs for the year 2005-06 in the same categories as the Financial Memoranda is as follows:

  

 Actual


 
 Executive
 Local Authorities
 Other


 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual
 Set Up
 Annual


 Care Commission
£15.8 million*
£16.3 million
 NIL
£2.5 million
 NIL
£10.3 million


 Scottish Social Services Council
 NIL
£5.2 million
 NIL
 NIL
 NIL
£307,000



  Note: *A small proportion of the start-up costs were attributable to the Scottish Social Services Council in respect of accommodation (HQ’s of both organisations are co-located in Dundee); shared staff (finance and HR) and some aspects of facilities management. A breakdown of the total is not available.

Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005

Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) initial set up and (b) annual costs to (i) the Executive, (ii) local authorities, (iii) other public sector organisations or bodies and (iv) other individuals, organisations and bodies of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 were projected to be in the Financial Memorandum to the bill and what the actual (1) initial set up costs were and (2) annual costs have been in each year since the act came into force, in each category.

Lewis Macdonald: The Financial Memorandum to the bill is available on the Scottish Parliament website. Many of the provisions in the act have been implemented for less than a year and some have yet to commence. Comparable figures for actual costs are not therefore available yet.